Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 45.6% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.18
|
$16.87
NZ$28.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$8.84
NZ$14.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.59
|
$2.18
NZ$3.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.60
|
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.73
|
$1.80
NZ$2.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.73
|
$4.27
NZ$7.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.65
|
$6.85
NZ$11.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.72
|
$4.50
NZ$7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.41
|
$3.75
NZ$6.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
$1.50
NZ$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
NZ$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$0.81
NZ$1.35
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.05
|
$6.65
NZ$11.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$70.72
NZ$117.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK298,274.03
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,115.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.94
NZ$28.18
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK405.82
|
$52.92
NZ$88.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,763.58
|
$860.75
NZ$1,432.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,579.96
|
$721.70
NZ$1,200.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK972.88
|
$98.85
NZ$164.46
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,536.34
|
$628.34
NZ$1,045.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,559.94
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,642.43
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$5.88
NZ$9.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.31
|
$3.20
NZ$5.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK65.94
|
$23.28
NZ$38.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK390.60
|
$40.48
NZ$67.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.45
|
$10.59
NZ$17.62
|
|
pay 34.9% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK946.90
|
$65.76
NZ$109.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK329.72
|
$42.74
NZ$71.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK997.63
|
$98.05
NZ$163.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$111.69
NZ$185.83
|
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